Omaha Culinary-A Slice of Omaha Pizza Tour
To celebrate our March birthdays, my friend Tina found an awesome opportunity to celebrate-go on a Pizza culinary tour for me and a Steakhouse tour for her! This week was our Pizza tour, a chance to "explore the best locally-owned pizza places in Omaha. From wood-fired classical style pies, to the best pizza to go with the game. Stops could include anything from a long-standing Omaha family favorite, to a hip new spot with a modern edge, and even the unexpected gem of a place that you didn't even know had pizza on the menu. This tour is all about pizza."
Our first stop was a new up and coming restaurant called Salt 88-a restaurant that takes you on an "exploration of the trending fascination with the Mediterranean region and how the character, culture, and cuisines of those areas can be blended and form Modern American offerings that maintain the uniqueness of places like Croatia and Italy." They gave us slices of their sweet and spicy which consisted of spicy sausage, roasted bell peppers, mozzarella, and sweet sauce-not my fav. They also gave us a slice of Jo Geez that was AMAZING!!! It consisted of goat cheese, tomato filets, mozzarella, oregano, and fresh mozzarella. Blue cotton candy for dessert! Check them out at: http://salt88.com/
We then jumped on our tour bus and headed to BIG FRED'S-a family owned pizzaria for the last 50 years that boasts of "thin, hand-tossed crust, a touch of tomato, plenty of cheese and your favorite toppings." The ground hamburger and pepperoni pizza was ok and something I would only order when looking for a hearty pizza. Check their website here: http://www.bigfredsinc.com/
Our third stop was a staple in my house-Zio's-a
"pizzeria that serves up Omaha’s original
hand-stretched New York Style Pizza." They served us a slice of
their famous pepperoni and a slice of sausage. I was a little
underwhelmed as I eat there all the time and didn't really feel like this was
something new. You can visit them at: http://ziospizzeria.com/
The fourth stop was a restaurant I have never been too called-Dante's Ristorante Pizzeria-Naples Inspired-Locally Owned. "Omaha’s first restaurant specializing in authentic wood-fired
Neapolitan pizza and rustic Italian cuisine featuring ingredient-driven dishes
with fresh produce from local farmers." They produced a tasty Margherita pizza with mozzarella, basil, and olive oil. It was super yummy and a bit of a tang to it. Their menu can be found here:http://www.dantepizzeria.com/
Our final stop was Franks Pizza-while "others may claim to have true New York Style Pizza, at Frank's we make it just like the pizzerias in New York City because that’s where we started out at." Franks son came out and chatted our table up and introduced us to their take on an Alfredo pizza. With a ricotta-based sauce, it was creamy and filling. He also gave us a Buffalo Chicken pizza complete with Franks Hot Sauce and blue cheese dressing. I'm not a huge fan of buffalo chicken typed pizza, but it was pretty favorable. Their website is: http://franksnewyorkpizza.com/
Because it was my birthday, I received a cordial cherry from the now Omaha-famous Cordial Cherry- http://www.thecordialcherry.com/ "Wonderfully whimsical chocolate covered cherry cordials like nothing you've seen before. Each chocolate covered cherry cordial is made from scratch and
hand-decorated, resulting in one-of-a-kind pieces of chocolate art. The
combination of a sweet liquid cordial center with a dark, milk or white
chocolate coating is truly divine." The perfect dessert to end the
fulfilling and fun night!
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